quizzical

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Questioning or suggesting puzzlement.
    — But I did see things that aren't yet quite right, and at which I raised a quizzical eyebrow.
  2. Strange or eccentric.
  3. Jocose; humorous.

词形变化

more quizzical comparative most quizzical superlative

词汇关系

近义词
quizzic quizzish
衍生词
quizzicality quizzically quizzicalness

词源

Etymology tree
English quiz
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ic
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
Middle English -ical
English -ical
English quizzical
From quiz + -ical.
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